Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-21

lnian, I'VE have right smart chance
of ightwood here, I reckon.
KANSAS sioux AND FARM.
Jno. Fsuchenor shipped two cars O
cattle from Cedarvale to Helena, Mon.
tana.
Irving Leader: Marshall county lost
57,677 head OF hogs by cholera and 9th
or causes last year.
Oberlin Herald: Grain dealers repor,
but little wheat, rye or oats coming to
market, but plenty Of corn.
Neosho county had 5, 1872 acrea of cas-
tor beans last year, which yielded 81, 800
bushels and brought $76,89O.
Hon. r. e. Lawrence, Of Wichita. has
bought two Jersey COWS from the Kan
cas- Agricultural college herd for $500.
Wilson Echo: The trees that were in
bloom during the cold weather pulled
through all right, so say fruit growers.
Meade Center Republican: A great
many trees were set out in this section
last week, the condition of the ground
being made favorable by the recent
rpins.
Ell Dorado Republican: DR.. Ful]in-
wider recently set out 1000 young ap-
pie trees on his farm near Chelsea.
They received the benefit of the late rae
ing rains.
Severy Record: A new kind If bug
is said to be playing havoc with some
fields OF corn. It resembles flea, and
will hop lively. We hope it will soon
hop out Of existence.
Eskridge Star: Large numbers of
cattle will be pastured in this vicinity
this season. The grass should be al
lowed to get good start before cattle
are put in or it will be short all summer.
Jewell County Republican: Hay is a
scarce commodity in this market. It
goes quick at $40 q ton. In the north
part Of the county it will probably be
worth SIS if the railroaders 60 to work.
Mcpherson Freeman: A prairie fire
was started on J. Q. Barnes farm, north
east of the city Friday last, which did
about $3.50 damage for MI. Barnes, and
also destroyed some property on several
adjoining farms.
Agreat number of fruit trees have been
planted in Spring Lakes vicinity this
spring, and the end is not yet in sight.
The farmers realize that the more and
the sooner they plant trees the more
munifcent will be the returns.
North Topeka Mail: The farmers of
northern Shawnee have been very sue
cessful the past few years. Scores of
them who formerly came to town with
heavy lumber wagons now ride in ele-
giant buggies and fine carriages.
North Topeka Mail: From the large
amount of lumber being hauled into the
country by the farmers it is evident that
q great deal of improvement in the way
of building farm houses, outhouses.
fences, etc., is now being done.
The cool dry weather of this spring
has its effect on the wool clip in Osborne
county. ]. @. Foster reports an average
of twenty -four pounds from his high
grade rams, which would have run over
thirty pounds had the weather been
damp.
Winfield Correspondent: Crops all
looking splendid considering the cool
weather. The rain got away with a
great many of the pesky chinch bugs
there is enough yet in Kansas to fill hades.
Corn is doing splendid, considerable
Of it is large enough to cultivate. The
sand storm of last Friday afternoon did
damage to corn in the bot
tom farms covering itup and whipping it
put. Wheat is heading out rather short.
Some of it looks as If there would have
% be applied drawing process to get it
farther from the ground before harvest
lime Some Of it will be very short.